Mansfield Town (H)

Notts County host Mansfield Town in a local derby with much more than bragging rights at stake.

Both teams are firmly in the automatic promotion race in Sky Bet League Two and only three points separate the sides heading into the game.

Notts have rediscovered the winning habit of late, taking maximum points from two of their past three league games to move back into the top three.

After suffering successive home defeats against Exeter City and Crawley Town in mid-January, the Magpies have won three games on the bounce at Meadow Lane to reignite their promotion hopes after a slight wobble post-Christmas.

Mansfield, meanwhile, have been steady, losing just once in their last 15 league matches, and are well-positioned ahead of the final stretch of fixtures.

Following Steve Evans' departure to Peterborough United at the end of last month, the Stags swiftly swooped for Swindon's gaffer David Flitcroft, who has drawn both of his games in charge thus far.

While this game won't crown either side as a promotion winner or condemn them to another season in the fourth tier, it could go a long way towards deciding the final fate of both the Magpies and the Stags.

Notts manager Kevin Nolan says...

"We have got to play all the teams around us in the coming weeks and it's going to be great.

"It gives it that little bit of extra spice. We're going enjoy it and go at it 110%.

"Mansfield is the next game and the most important thing is we prepare properly and make sure we're ready."